tuberock
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Don't even know what an integer mode driver is...but suppose it must be something good;)
Regarding the Isabellina AC and battery modes, have you noticed big differences in sound quality between the two?
I am not an expert about integer mode and players. So if someone wants to explain it better please do so. Players like Pure Music and Audirvana have different modes that improve the quality of the music. By shorting the path and limiting the function your computer uses at once. To devote maximum focus and power to playing music. Fist they use memory playback so they don't have to stream live. Hog mode "hogs" or bypasses itunes player and only uses itunes as music storage. Integer mode bypasses the computers core audio and uses the native DAC code to process the music. So their is one less conversion factor. Hog mode works with the mk3 and it improves the sound stage and overall sound. Integer mode supposedly takes it a big step further. It seems that very few people have heard about integer mode. I have emailed m2 tech and suggested if they could develop a integer mode driver. They replied "they already checked their driver and it is bit perfect". It would be even better if their driver was bit perfect with an integer mode. Maybe if more of us keep emailing them to show the demand for a better driver. This is one reason why some choose the Audiophilleo. As it supports integer mode.
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I coulld not really tell a difference between a/c and battery mode, before I got my new cables. It was REALLY subtle if anything. Now It still is subtle, but I can defiantly here the music change every time I switch between them. Battery mode offers a cleaner picture into the music. I only listen in battery mode now..